Miami Open 2022 - Cameron Norrie's top 10 hopes suffer blow as the British number one loses to Casper Ruud

Cameron Norrie faces an anxious wait to see if he has cracked the top 10 for the first time in his career following a straight sets defeat to Casper Ruud. The British number one already knew that a deep run at the Miami Open could see him realise his long-term rankings target, but a 6-3 6-4 loss to the Norwegian means he is relying on the results of others to determine where he will sit heading into the clay swing. Ad/> Norrie is currently at a career high 12th in the world but is set to provisionally rise to 10th as it stands, with the only players left in the draw who could deny him comprising defending champion Hubert Hurkacz, Jannik Sinner and Indian Wells winner Taylor Fritz.

ATP MiamiNorrie overcomes Gaston with eighth match point to progress to last-16YESTERDAY AT 17:26 Ruud, who has now beaten Norrie in all three of their meetings on tour, will face Alexander Zverev or Thanasi Kokkinakis in the last eight. Speaking to Amazon Prime following his victory, Ruud admitted he had been aware of a strapping on Norrie’s calf that hindered his opponent's movement. He said: It is a little bit challenging to stay focused.

But it (injury) is part of the game. The most unfortunate part of the game is that you are struggling with something most months on the tour. «A strap around the calf is maybe more than something small though.

I hope it’s nothing serious and he won’t be struggling for too long. »It sounds cruel but you have to try and use it to your advantage. It can get into your head and maybe you can get too defensive.